Applying for the Installation of an On-Site Waste
Water Management System
The documents listed below are required to accompany an application for a special plumbing permit for
the installation of an on-site waste water management system.
Please use this sheet as a checklist to ensure all documentation is provided.
1. Complete drawings of the installation, drawn to a scale of not less than 1:200 or as agreed to by
the Permit Authority, showing the following:
(a) the title boundaries of the land;
(b) the position of any existing or proposed buildings on the land and their use;
(c) the position of any roads or driveways on the land;
(d) the location of any water courses;
(e) the contours on the land;
(f) the position of the disposal system, absorption trenches or other disposal methods;
(g) the location and size of any drains and vents;
(h) the location of any cut-off drains diverting surface or ground water;
(i) the location of the outlets from the building.
2. Written details of the proposed fixture unit load on the system or parts of the system.
3. A site-and-soil evaluation report detailing the results of the assessment of the lot or lots for the public
health, environmental and legal factors which are likely to impact on the siting and design of a land
application system; and an evaluation of the site-and-soil characteristics to determine feasible options for
designing and sizing a land application system. (See AS/NZS 1547 Clause 5.2.4 and Appendices B, C, D, E,
and G)
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4. A Design report consisting of the following:
(a) Relevant aspects of the site-and-soil evaluation report;
(b) A report on the selection of the land application system (see AS/NZS 1547 Clause 5.5.7);
(c) A report on the selection of the wastewater treatment unit (see AS/NZS 1547 Clause 5.5.4, Appendix H,
and Appendix J). For non-conventional waste water management systems the report is to provide sufficient
information to show that the performance requirements in Part F1 of the PCA have been met;
(d) A loading certificate setting out the design criteria and the limitations associated with use of the system
incorporating the following:
ttings, fixtures, or appliances
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(e) The results of the risk management process undertaken in accordance with AS/NZS 1547 Clause A3.2.
5. A written specification and construction details of the land application system to be used,
including details of the following:
(a) the type of system;
(b) the trade name, if any;
(c) the manufacturer's name and address;
(d) the design capacity of the system; and
(e) a section (drawing detail) through the land application system, of not less than 1:20, specifying its
construction.
6. Copy of Certificate of Accreditation issued under the Building Act for the on-site waste water
management system (where applicable).
7. Any other document or certificate required by the relevant environmental health officer.
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